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Infection is a disease caused by a pathogenic microorganism (e.g., bacteria, viruses) able to invade tissue.
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JUL 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Parkinson's disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder. While age is a major risk factor, genetics and environmenta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2021Cancer
In experiments with mice, researchers from the Netherlands have found that some antibiotics may be effective in tre ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 22, 2021Microbiology
As the climate warms and long-frozen surfaces begin to thaw, scientists are finding ancient animals and organisms. In so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Wounds are an ideal environment for microorganisms to thrive. Their presence can easily overwhelm immune defenses at the ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 21, 2021Microbiology
Blood culture is the most widely used diagnostic tool for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia. It is the most impor ...Sponsored By: bioMérieux IncJUL 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Even Giant Galapagos Tortoises, (seen here migrating in a photo by Juan Manuel GarcÃa) are not safe from the world's ant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2021Health & Medicine
New research found that both pregnant and lactating people who receive the COVID-19 vaccine can pass antibodies to their ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJUL 20, 2021Immunology
Over 940 million people around the world have been fully vaccinated. But, as the World Health Organization warns, t ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 20, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotics are a standard treatment for bacterial infections, but more and more of these bacterial infections can't be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2021Microbiology
Viral infections are difficult to treat - antibiotics only work against bacteria - and there are few effective antibodie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Azithromycin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic commonly used to prevent symptoms of COVID-19 in non-hospitalized patients, do ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 18, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to public health, and experts have been warning about it for so long, they've ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2021Technology
Researchers learned early on in the pandemic that COVID-19 infections caused a range of complications throughout the bod ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUL 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
We now know that COVID-19 can cause a range of symptoms. Some of these problems are taking months to clear up in patient ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics are the parts of the genome that can affect the activity of genes but don't involve making changes to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Microbiology
In nature, growing populations from bacterial colonies to humans tend to expand. In pulled expansions, the individuals a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Immunology
Does getting vaccinated, or having recovered from COVID, provide life-long protection against the coronavirus? Most like ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 12, 2021Cardiology
The heart is a muscle, and the wall of the heart has several layers. In a condition called myocarditis, the middle layer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2021Microbiology
Bacterial pathogens are thought to be a growing threat to public health. Streptococcus pneumoniae, for example, is most ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Household pets may act as a reservoir for mcr-1, a gene that is resistant to a last-resort antibiotic, colistin. The fin ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 11, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Copenhagen Center for Glycomics in Denmark have developed a way to produce healthy mucus artificial ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 11, 2021Microbiology
In October 2020, what's now called the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first detected. It's now the most prevalent strai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a "wearable" patch to detect the gaseous substances plants emit when diseased or stressed,Written By: Anne MedinaJUL 08, 2021Technology
As the world starts to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic and seek some sense of normalcy again, people still have a l ...Written By: Ryan Vingum
JUL 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Parkinson's disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder. While age is a major risk factor, genetics and environmenta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2021
Cancer
In experiments with mice, researchers from the Netherlands have found that some antibiotics may be effective in tre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 22, 2021
Microbiology
As the climate warms and long-frozen surfaces begin to thaw, scientists are finding ancient animals and organisms. In so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Wounds are an ideal environment for microorganisms to thrive. Their presence can easily overwhelm immune defenses at the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 21, 2021
Microbiology
Blood culture is the most widely used diagnostic tool for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia. It is the most impor
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
JUL 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Even Giant Galapagos Tortoises, (seen here migrating in a photo by Juan Manuel GarcÃa) are not safe from the world's ant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
New research found that both pregnant and lactating people who receive the COVID-19 vaccine can pass antibodies to their
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JUL 20, 2021
Immunology
Over 940 million people around the world have been fully vaccinated. But, as the World Health Organization warns, t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 20, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotics are a standard treatment for bacterial infections, but more and more of these bacterial infections can't be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2021
Microbiology
Viral infections are difficult to treat - antibiotics only work against bacteria - and there are few effective antibodie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Azithromycin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic commonly used to prevent symptoms of COVID-19 in non-hospitalized patients, do
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 18, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to public health, and experts have been warning about it for so long, they've
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2021
Technology
Researchers learned early on in the pandemic that COVID-19 infections caused a range of complications throughout the bod
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUL 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
We now know that COVID-19 can cause a range of symptoms. Some of these problems are taking months to clear up in patient
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics are the parts of the genome that can affect the activity of genes but don't involve making changes to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Microbiology
In nature, growing populations from bacterial colonies to humans tend to expand. In pulled expansions, the individuals a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Immunology
Does getting vaccinated, or having recovered from COVID, provide life-long protection against the coronavirus? Most like
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 12, 2021
Cardiology
The heart is a muscle, and the wall of the heart has several layers. In a condition called myocarditis, the middle layer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2021
Microbiology
Bacterial pathogens are thought to be a growing threat to public health. Streptococcus pneumoniae, for example, is most
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Household pets may act as a reservoir for mcr-1, a gene that is resistant to a last-resort antibiotic, colistin. The fin
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 11, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Copenhagen Center for Glycomics in Denmark have developed a way to produce healthy mucus artificial
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 11, 2021
Microbiology
In October 2020, what's now called the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first detected. It's now the most prevalent strai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a "wearable" patch to detect the gaseous substances plants emit when diseased or stressed,
Written By:
Anne Medina
JUL 08, 2021
Technology
As the world starts to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic and seek some sense of normalcy again, people still have a l
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum